Fan Ke has weathered life's twists and turns and seen through it all. He wants nothing more than to pursue the true love of his dreams. But before he can win love's battle, he and his beloved plunge into a bottomless pit during an extreme sports show. When he awakens, Fan Ke is shocked to find himself reborn in ancient times as the only heir of a minor clan in Jingchu. The beloved who fell with him is nowhere to be found. Should he scrape by in this chaotic age of constant warfare, or use the life experience he accumulated in his previous life to pursue his ambitions? Fan Ke faces an impossible choice. Can he find his lost love? Can the wise ruler Guo Rong, with Fan Ke's help, fulfill his ambition to unite the realm? Can the Later Zhou regime survive and make its mark on history? Can Guo Zongxun escape the tragic fate of seeing his country fall and dying with it? Will Zhao Kuangyin ascend the throne, and will the famous “banquet that strips the generals of their command” happen again? Can the fertile Central Plains be spared the trampling hooves of the Jin army? Anything is possible, and yet some things are not.
The Later Zhou never enjoyed a long age of prosperity, but it laid the foundations for one in generations to come. The glory of warhorses and clashing blades lives on in the history books, while shattered armor fills the battlefields of a hundred wars. Everything seems to have something to do with him, yet not a trace of him can be found in the historical records. Why?
Even the life of a “little person,” as insignificant as a speck of dust, can be magnificent. Even amid one sorrowful chapter of history after another, one can find brilliant light, save a troubled age, and uphold justice.
You are warmly invited to journey through the imagined era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Respect, learn about, and reflect on this period of history, then let your imagination piece together some wildly implausible “answers” to its many mysteries.
Chai Rong and Guo Wei are rare men of great talent and strategy in Chinese history. We hope that he and his descendants can change their destiny. Zhao Guangyi in the Song Dynasty not only failed to conquer the territory, but also broke the backbone of the warriors. He did not want Zhao Guangyi to come forward. I hope the author writes a different Chai Rong. So far, I think the writing is okay.